A sample chart, built the way yours will be

This is a five-generation chart for a fictional customer, Claire. Select anyone on it to read their record: the facts we found, the sources behind each one, and how sure we are.

Five-generation ancestor chart for Claire A. Whitfield

  • Proven 16 Stated directly in original records that agree with each other.
  • Probable 5 Strong indirect evidence and no record that contradicts it.
  • Speculative 2 A reasonable lead, shown so you can see it. Not a conclusion.
  • Not identified 6 No record we found names this person. The note says where to look next.

Military service on record

Swipe the chart sideways to see all five generations

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The interactive chart
This chart, with your family in it. Open any person to see their facts and sources. It works on a phone and needs no account.
A printable PDF
The full chart on one page, plus a page for each ancestor. Sized to print and frame.
The source report
Every record we relied on, cited so you or anyone else can find it again. Rejected claims and dead ends are listed too, with the record that would take each line further.

Your chart starts with what you already know

Names, a town, a rough year. Ten minutes with our intake assistant, then about two to three weeks of research. From $150, paid once.